According to the MARC spec, 035 doesn't support '9' as a valid indicator. My very uneducated guess would be the invalid indicator is causing the underlying system not to index it? Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 0121 288 6936 On 6 Nov 2012, at 17:43, Alevtina Verbovetskaya <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Let's say I've defined these indexes in pqf.properties on the SRU server: > index.marc.020 = 1=7 # ISBN > index.marc.035:1 = 1=1211 # OCLC/utility number where first indicator is non-blank > index.marc.100:1 = 1=1 # author where first indicator is non-blank > > I can use the ISBN index to search for records, e.g.: > http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:5661/CENTRAL?version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&query=marc.020="9780801449437"&startRecord=1&maximumRecords=15 > > I can also use the author index to search for records, e.g.: > http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:5661/CENTRAL?version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&query=marc.100:1="Armenteros"&startRecord=1&maximumRecords=15 > > So why can't I search for records by utility number (035) with a non-blank first indicator? > http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:5661/CENTRAL?version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&query=marc.035:1="ebr10488669"&startRecord=1&maximumRecords=15 > > If you're playing along, you'll notice that these all point to the same record. However, when I try to search for it with &query=marc.035:1="<util_num>", I get no results. I thought maybe this was because there's already another 035 field (with blank indicators) that's an OCLC number so I temporarily removed it... but that didn't solve the issue. > > Anyone have any experience with this? I need to be able to search by 0359# and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I would greatly appreciate some assistance! > > Thank you, > Allie > > -- > Alevtina (Allie) Verbovetskaya > Web and Mobile Systems Librarian (Substitute) > Office of Library Services > City University of New York > 555 W 57th St, 13th fl. > New York, NY 10019 > T: 646-313-8158 > F: 646-216-7064 > [log in to unmask]